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dominant

mastery

UK /ˈdɒmɪnənt/ US /ˈdɑmənənt/nounadj

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In this genetics context, what specifically does 'dominant' refer to?

Geneticists must distinguish between dominant alleles, which mask recessive traits, and recessive alleles, which only manifest in homozygotes.